Wordiyopolyandry
🇬🇧 UK/.pɒli'ændri/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
The practice or condition of a woman having more than one husband at the same time.
一妻多夫（制）
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpolymany, much
+
andryroot
=polyandry
Common Collocations
- 1.fraternal polyandry兄弟共妻制
- 2.practice polyandry实行一妻多夫制
- 3.[polyandry customs][一妻多夫习俗]
- 4.polyandry and polygamy一妻多夫与一夫多妻
Example Sentences
- 1.
Polyandry is practiced in some regions of Tibet and Nepal.
- 2.
Anthropologists study polyandry to understand diverse marriage customs worldwide.
- 3.
Fraternal polyandry, where a woman marries brothers, is the most documented form.